Sherry Bernhoft

Ms. Berhoft is the Senior Program Manager for Long-Term Operations at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). In this position she is responsible for planning and managing a portfolio of project that provide the technical basis for flexible nuclear plant operations, and plant life extension. This portfolio of research projects is collaborated with DOE Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) projects, US NRC Research and EPRI's international partners.

Ms. Bernhoft joined EPRI in 2012 as a Program Manager. Prior to joining EPRI, she worked at a number of nuclear power plants in the U.S., most recently the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant where she was Manager, Project Engineering. She was responsible for the design, project controls, and installation of several large capital projects. Prior to working for Luminant, Bernhoft worked for Mitsubishi as the Senior Project Manager for the proposed Comanche Peak units 3 and 4 new build projects and lead and international team responsible for the preparation of the reference COLA for the MHI US APWR design plant. She also worked for the NMC as Fleet Director of Project, Management, and Progress Energy's Crystal River Plant as Systems Engineering Manager and Licensing Manager.

Bernhoft holds a chemical engineering degree from Lafayette College, a master's in business administration from Webster University, an SRO Certification at Crystal River-3, and a STA Certification at the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant.